Adult SwimAdult Swim’s Total Day performance last week ranked #1 among adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49, as well as men 18-24 & 18-34 on basic cable. Compared to the same week in 2011, average Total Day delivery grew across all key adults and men, ranging between 6% and 26%.

Adult Swim ranked among the Top 5 basic cable networks in Prime Time (Broadcast definition) delivery of adults 18-34 among basic cable networks. Compared to the same week in 2011, average Prime Time delivery grew among all targeted young adults and men, ranging between 1% and 31%.

Saturday premiere episodes of Naruto (12:30 a.m.) and Samurai 7 (1:30 a.m.), along with the Sunday 10:30 p.m. presentation of The Cleveland Show saw double and triple-digit gains vs. their respective year-ago time periods across all key demos.

Adult Swim programming–including Family Guy, Robot Chicken and American Dad–accounted for 21 of the Top 50 telecasts on basic cable for the week among adults 18-34, more than any other network.

Cartoon NetworkAcross the fourth week of December, Cartoon Network ranked as the #1 destination among all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 on Friday Night (7-9 p.m.). Among the highlights, Cartoon Planet at 8 p.m. posted double-digit delivery gains across targeted kids and boys demos, ranging between 23% and 90% vs. the same time period last year.

Monday night’s schedule of original animated comedies (7-9 p.m.) continued its powerful performance streak, earning across-the-board ratings and delivery growth among kids and boys, ranging between 4% and 20% vs. last year’s time period.

Saturday morning’s action-adventure line-up included premiere episodes of Pokemon BW: Rival Destinies (8:30 a.m.) and Ben 10: Omniverse (9 a.m.), which improved all kid and boy deliveries vs. last year’s time period between 7% and 119%.

Cartoon Network’s Thursday afternoon airing of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (4-6 p.m.) ranked as the #1 telecast of the day among boys 6-11 & 9-14, while ranking as the #1 telecast of the week among boys 9-14.

TBSThe Big Bang Theory on TBS averaged 2.9 million viewers in primetime last week and accounted for 16 of basic cable’s Top 20 most-watched sitcom telecasts for the week. In the demos, The Big Bang Theory claimed 15 of the Top 20 sitcom telecasts with adults 18-34 and 16 of the Top 20 with adults 18-49. The Big Bang Theory is on track to finish 2012 as basic cable’s #1 off-net series.

Last week, TBS’s CONAN delivered 1.0 million viewers and garnered strong growth among key demos, with adults 18-34 (330,000) up 17% compared to the prior week and adults 18-49 (628,000) up 6%.

truTVtruTV’s hit series Hardcore Pawn attracted 2.7 million viewers on Tuesday, Dec. 18, and ranked among the Top 5 programs in its 9 p.m. timeslot with adults 18-34, men 18-34 and men 18-49. It also fueled truTV to a Top 10 finish for the night among basic cable networks among key adult and male demos, as well as total viewers.

truTV’s Full Throttle Saloon launched its fourth season Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 9 p.m. with more than 1.5 million viewers, including 404,000 adults 18-34; 948,000 adults 18-49; 198,000 men 18-34; and 527,000 men 18-49. Competitively, the season premiere of Full Throttle Saloon ranked as one of the Top 5 cable entertainment programs in its timeslotwith adults 18-49 and men 18-49.

truTV’s Black Gold began drilling into its fifth season with 1 million viewers; 302,000 adults 18-34; 631,000 adults 18-49; 113,000 men 18-34; and 330,000 men 18-49.

Thursday night, truTV’s prank comedy series Impractical Jokers snared 1.6 million viewers and ranked among cable’s Top 5 entertainment programs in the 10 p.m. timeslot with men 18-49. The show also scored a remarkably low median age of only 32, helping truTV rank among ad-supported cable’s Top 5 networks for the night with adults 18-34.

TNTTNT’s Rizzoli & Isles drew 3.4 million viewers on Dec. 18, including 891,000 adults 18-49 and more than 1.1 million adults 25-54. The show was basic cable’s #1 program for the entire day in household delivery, with 2.6 million.

The penultimate episode of TNT’s Leverage garnered more than 2.2 million viewers on Dec. 18. Among key demos, the caper drama drew 733,000 adults 18-49 and 928,000 adults 25-54.

NBA TVNBA TV’s six NBA Fan Night presented by Sprint telecasts this season are averaging 488,000 total viewers, up 7% compared to last season (455,000 total viewers for 22 telecasts).

truTV has ordered a fifth season of its hit series Black Gold. Produced by Thom Beers’ Original Productions (Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers), a FremantleMedia company, Black Gold follows roughneck crews in the oil fields of Texas as they struggle against the elements, equipment and sometimes each other to bring in the next big gusher. truTV has ordered 10 episodes for the fifth season, slated to begin airing this winter.

“Black Gold has been an important part of the truTV lineup since we re-branded the network in 2008, and last year it really proved its value with the most-watched season yet,” said Marc Juris, executive vice president and COO of truTV. “We look forward to working with Thom Beers and his Original Productions team as we head back to Texas for a new season of Black Gold.”

When it comes to drilling for oil, there is no room for error. Each crew must work through conflicts, handle dangerous equipment and balance the demands of their jobs and their families. This past season, legal troubles threatened the possibility of driller Brandon becoming a full company man; motorman Cheston set out to make a name for himself in the oil industry; floor man Tank came back for redemption and revenge; too l pusher Oscar sought to prove his worth in his new job; Josh finally got his shot as a driller; Twist tried his hand as a derrick man; and supervisor Freddy worked to keep Rig 28 and his ramshackle roughnecks in line while trying to zero in on the pay zone.

In its fourth season, Black Gold averaged 1.6 million viewers, capping what turned out to be its most-watched season yet. The series also ranked among cable’s Top 5 entertainment programs in its Wednesday 10 p.m. timeslot among key male demos.

Black Gold is executive-produced by Original Productions’ Thom Beers, Philip D. Segal and Jeff Conroy,Sarah Whalen is co-executive producer and Brent Henderson is series producer.

About truTVtruTV, one of cable’s fastest growing brands, offers a wildly entertaining look at the real world through outrageous characters, unpredictable situations and irreverent storytelling. Currently seen in 92 million U.S. households, truTV features such popular original series as Hardcore Pawn, Full Throttle Saloon, Lizard Lick Towing, Storage Hunters, Impractical Jokers, Operation Repo, South Beach Tow, Black Gold and World’s Dumbest. In addition, truTV is a partner in airing the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. During the daytime, the channel features expert trial coverage under the name In Session.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

After rising last week with a Jersey Shore-themed episode, South Park was down 0.3 with adults 18-49 to a 1.6 rating.

Terriers had already fallen, but it can’t get up. It scored another 0.2 rating with adults 18-49 and dropped below 500,000 viewers. The week-to-week fluctuation in South Park’s 18-49 audience was bigger than the entire 18-49 audience for Terriers.

While I’m hesitant to to predict outcomes for cable shows, let me put it like this: I would be very surprised, but not absolutely stunned if AMC renews Rubicon. I will be completely stunned if FX renews Terriers. Could FX decide to change the name of the show and completely re-market it? That would be a pretty stunning move on its own.

The Ultimate Fighter, Ghost Hunters and the late afternoon ALCS game 5 (Yankees/Rangers) were the only other shows in the selected group with a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating or better.

Storm Chasers premiered to a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating.

All of that and much more of Wednesday’s cable finals via Travis Yanan: (all Live+Same Day ratings)

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via ratings notes from Turner:

TNTTNT reigned once again as home to ad-supported cable’s top two series: The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles. The Closer is on track to have its best season ever, while Rizzoli & Isles continues to rank as the top new series of the year.

TNT’s The Closer remains on pace to score its best season ever, with last week’s episode scoring 7.9 million viewers, the series’ biggest Live + Same Day audience of the summer. The episode also garnered the best delivery of adults 25-54 (2.6 million) since the series’ season premiere.

TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles, which continues to rank as ad-supported cable’s top series of the year, followed with another excellent performance. Last week’s episode was watched by 7.2 million viewers and 2.7 million adults 25-54, with strong growth across the board when compared to the previous week’s episode.

Both The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles build on their enormous success through time-shifted viewing. New data for Aug. 23 reveals that The Closer grew its overall audience from 7 million viewers in Live + Same Day to 8.5 million viewers in Live + 7, while delivery of adults 25-54 grew from 2.4 million to 3.1 million. The Aug. 23 episode of Rizzoli & Isles grew its audience from 6.7 million viewers in Live + Same Day to 8.8 million viewers in Live + 7, while that episode’s delivery of adults 25-54 grew from 2.5 million to 3.5 million.

Through Aug. 23, The Closer’s sixth season is on pace to rank as the series’ best ever, with 8.4 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery. The series is also averaging more than 3 million adults 25-54. Building on that success, Rizzoli & Isles is scoring blockbuster numbers in its first season, with 8.7 million viewers and 3.3 million adults 25-54.

TNT’s hit series Leverage continues to command outstanding numbers in time-shifted viewing, demonstrating the show’s strong, loyal following. New data for the series’ Aug. 29 episode shows the total audience growing from 2.9 million viewers in Live + Same Day to 4.3 million in Live + 7, while delivery of adults 18-49 grew from 1.1 million to 1.7 million, and adults 25-54 grew from 1.3 million viewers to 2.1 million viewers.

With one more week of Live + 7 data left for its summer season, Leverage is currently averaging more than 4.4 million viewers, 1.8 million adults 18-49 and 2.2 million adults 25-54.

TNT’s special weekend telecast of The Lord of the Rings trilogy scored strong numbers, with The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ranking as ad-supported cable’s top movie for the week among adults 18-49 (1.1 million) and adults 25-54 (1.2 million). The Sunday telecast was watched by 2.1 million viewers overall, while Saturday night’s presentation of The Two Towers garnered 1.8 million viewers and Friday night’s telecast of The Fellowship of the Ring delivered 1.5 million viewers.

Original animated series kicked off at 8 p.m. with ADVENTURE TIME, which continued to propel the evening—kids 6-11 delivery (1,054,000) improved by 92%, kids 2-11 delivery (1,333,000) improved by 88% and kids 9-14 delivery (707,000) improved by 77%.

We already posted the news about the Terriers premiere on FX, but you can see it again below.

With a 1.4 rating, Top Chef led Wednesday cable with a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating and Tosh.0’s 1.3 rating wasn’t far behind.

After steadying last week Psych’s summer finaledropped and sharply with total viewers (from 3.7 million to 3.1) million, but only down a tenth with adults 18-49 to a 1.1 rating.

Dark Blue was up a touch vs. last week in the first hour, but back down to the levels of last week in the second hour. Next week is two more hours, including the season finale. I hate to predict outcomes for cable shows, but I wouldn’t bet against it also being the series finale.

HBO’s Hard Knocks finale wrapped up with over a million viewers and a 0.6 rating with adults 18-49. Not too shabby for a niche sports show on a network that’s in a third of the homes that Dark Blue is in.

All of that and much more of Wednesday’s cable finals via Travis Yanan: